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There is a BUNCH of idioms that start with “hit,” so we’ll “hit” another one in this post:
Hit the Bottle Meaning: to drink alcohol, especially too much Here are some sample sentences, most of which were created by our online students. He always hits the bottle so one day he caused a traffic accident. (This sentence uses passive voice, but we prefer active voice in English. So, we revised it to be: He always hits the bottle so one day he caused a traffic accident.)
Uncle Ned lost his job and hit the bottle as a result. Sadly, that made things worse. John tried to to hit the bottle because he hit rock bottom. However, it was useless. (Note the use of TWO “hit” idioms: “hit rock bottom”) Billy is an alcoholic; he has been hitting the bottle since he was 18. <em>(Use a semi-colon, because the first and last parts of this sentence can stand alone. So, they need a semi-colon to join them together.) My uncle hits the bottle everyday, and I always tell him to stop drinking, but he can’t stop. Joey hit the bottle after losing his house, job, and kids to a fire; fortunately he joined Alcoholics Anonymous. After Eric hit the bottle, it was lucky that he didn’t cause a lot of troubles. You can learn more English sayings too! Join one of our online classes today! |